“He came back yesterday with (Philippe) Coutinho and (Divok) Origi. There’s nothing else to say.

“I’ve heard nothing.

“We’re now in the moment where hopefully we can get the benefit of this (Sturridge’s training) hard work.

“What Daniel needs, what each player needs, is consistent training, training, training – that is normal to be fit for Premier League football.

“Obviously there were a few problems in the past with a few injuries, not just since I was here, and that is part of the truth, but this is the past and it would be cool if we could leave it there and we can start from now on.

“We tried everything we could to bring him to this shape and now we are in the moment when hopefully we can get the benefit of this work.